1.A missile fi red by Yemen’s Houthi rebels towards Israel Sunday landed near Ben Gurion Airport, the country’s main international airport.

2.The Border Security Force is all set to get the government’s final nod to raise 16 more battalions, comprising around 17,000 troopers, and set up two forward headquarters for its western and eastern commands guarding the Pakistan and Bangladesh frontiers, respectively.

3.Washington For nearly two decades, Tim Friede has voluntarily injected himself with the venom of some of the world’s deadliest snakes including cobras, mambas, kraits and taipans. , Friede has endured more than 200 bites and more than 700 injections of venom he prepared from some of the world’s deadliest snakes.

4.The portals of the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district were opened for devotees Sunday after a six-month closure. Amid Vedic chants, the doors of the temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu were opened at 6 am.

5.The Election Commission is developing a new digital interface for voters, poll offi cials and political parties which will integrate over 40 of its existing mobile and web applications.

6.Medical entrance exam NEET-UG was held at more than 5,400 centres around the country amid strict monitoring and security measures Sunday, offi cials said.

7.In a bid to ensure a disruption-free Census, the state government has officially announced that any changes to the boundaries of administrative units like districts, sub-divisions, tehsils, revenue villages and urban local bodies will be allowed only until June 30, 2025. The boundaries will be frozen July 1, 2025, as part of the preparations for the ensuing Census.

8.The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has installed a permanent, weather-resistant road shade at the AG traffic junction in the City.

9.Police have arrested six people for their alleged involvement in a Ra78-lakh cyber fraud case in Cuttack, an officer said Sunday.

10.Badagada police Sunday arrested a 22-year-old manservant for allegedly blackmailing and sexually assaulting the landlady and her minor daughter by threatening to upload their sensitive pictures on social media.

11.Ganjam police have arrested 18 persons and seized 17 pistols along with 66 live rounds during a special crackdown against illegal fi rearms across multiple locations in the district.

12.Two major intersections on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway will soon be congestion-free as the construction work of two fl yovers will start by the end of June at the Manesar and Bilaspur intersections on the Expressway.

13.The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Monday a batch of pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act's constitutional validity, weeks after the government paused two central aspects of the contentious law in the face of probing questions by the top court.

14. India has stanched the fl ow of water through the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River and is planning similar measures at the Kishanganga Dam on the Jhelum River, a source said.

15.Foreign investors have injected Rs 4,223 crore in the country's equity market in April as they turned net buyers for the fi rst time in three months amid a blend of favourable global cues and robust domestic fundamentals.

16.In an unexpected move, the government has terminated services of KV Subramanian as the executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) six months ahead of his three-year tenure.

17.The US is expected to push for sweeping changes in India’s policies, ranging from tariff reductions to regulatory overhauls, that could benefi t American fi rms and exporters, under the proposed bilateral trade agreement with India, think tank GTRI said Sunday.

18.India's diesel consumption surged nearly 4% in April after months of sharp decline as per the latest data available from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

19.Lebanese voted Sunday in the country’s first local elections in almost a decade, months after a US-brokered ceasefi re ended a war between Israel and Hezbollah..

20.Bharti Airtel and Tata Group have terminated discussions for a merger of their direct-to-home (DTH) business, according to a Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) fi ling Saturday.